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Zoneboy · 03-15-2013, 02:07 AM

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Batman’s FALSEFACE, It Takes a Thief’s NOAH BAIN – the man of a thousand and one faces -- movie/TV vet MALACHI THRONE dead at age 84.

The sad news was announced on Facebook by “Justified” “and Supernatural” star Jim Beaver who wrote, “My good friend Malachi Throne died last night. One of the finest actors and finest people I've been fortunate enough to know.”

Born in 1928, Throne was a popular guest star on many TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, including "The Defenders", "Naked City", "Ben Casey" and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E", and most notably co-starring with ROBERT WAGNER in "It Takes a Thief" as Noah Bain.

One of Throne’s most bizarre roles was as the villain "False Face" in the ABC Batman (1966) series.

Throne wore a multitude of disguises to effect his evil schemes against Gotham and wore a semi-transparent mask when not in disguise.

The mask rendered the thesp’s real face unrecognizable on the cathode ray tube.

The show's producers wrote the on-screen credit as "? as False Face", which denied Throne his screen credit in Part 1 of the Bat-cliffhanger but was revealed at the conclusion of the 2nd ep "Holy Rat Race."

He also guested on “Star Trek” and “ST: Next Gen", "The Big Valley", "The Rockford Files"and “The Outer Limits” among many others.

Malachi was an active member of the Theatre West company in Hollywood.

The cause of his death is not known yet.

Zoneboy · 03-15-2013, 02:43 AM

John Astin (Riddler #2)
Joan Collins (The Siren)
Zsa Zsa Gabor (Minerva)
Glynis Johns (Lady Penelope Peasoup)
Dina Merrill (Calamity Jan)
Julie Newmar (Catwoman #1)
Barbara Rush (Nora Clavicle)
Eli Wallach (Mr. Freeze #3)

king of comedy · 03-15-2013, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoneboy

John Astin (Riddler #2)
Joan Collins (The Siren)
Zsa Zsa Gabor (Minerva)
Glynis Johns (Lady Penelope Peasoup)
Dina Merrill (Calamity Jan)
Julie Newmar (Catwoman #1)
Barbara Rush (Nora Clavicle)
Eli Wallach (Mr. Freeze #3)

Falseface was a cool villian. I wished he had returned.

Dr. Thong · 03-15-2013, 09:01 PM

His real face was shown briefly in that Batman episode, where he's standing outside a truck, posing as a driver/guard.

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Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,438	Only 8 Villains Left Now... John Astin (Riddler #2) Joan Collins (The Siren) Zsa Zsa Gabor (Minerva) Glynis Johns (Lady Penelope Peasoup) Dina Merrill (Calamity Jan) Julie Newmar (Catwoman #1) Barbara Rush (Nora Clavicle) Eli Wallach (Mr. Freeze #3)
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